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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,887 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 95

Challenge Cricket Match

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 4

The Kurri Kurri Cricket Club has issued a challenge to the Kurri Kurri Golf Club to play cricket on Sunday, March 19. at the Kurri Kurri Oval. The…

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Rugby League Games Admission of Discharged Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 4

NEWCASTLE Tues.—The Newcastle Rugby League last night rejected a proposal from Waratah club that discharged…

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BOWLS. Association Pennants. Muswellbrook Defeats Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 3

A ten-point win registered by W. Ramage's rink enabled Muswellbrook to defeat Aberdeen in the Association pennant game played on the local…

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High School Cricket First Grade

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 4

In the first round of the High School competition, Cessnock High School defeated Maitland High on the first Innings by 110 runs. For Cessnock the…

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Cricket Final. A. Connell's 112 Not Out

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 3

In the first day's play of the cricket competition final, Association I. scored 255 runs, and at drawing of stumps 114th. A.G.T. had scored 66 for the…

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Ladies' Swimming

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 3

D. Brailey and Miriam McKenzie were winners of events conducted by the Singleton Ladies' Swimming Club on Monday afternoon…

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Muswellbrook Golf Club

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 5

MUSWELLBROK Wed. — Reports submittel by Mr. H. W. Broadbent (hon. secretary) and Mr. C. R. Martell (hon…

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Week-end Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 3

On Sunday next a match will be played between Agricultural Sports Club and Park View cricket club, Islington, the Newcastle team…

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Bradman Says Good-bye to Active Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 5

LONDON March 14—In a letter to a friend in London, the international cricketer, D. G. Brandman says he hopes that his next…

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Cricket Fixtures Final Series in First Grade

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 5

The final series of the first grade cricket competition will be played on Saturday. Maitland will have the bye, but It has won…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 3

The following will meet Carrington at Raymond Terrace Green on Saturday: Elkin, Brown, Rose, Monkley, Feeney, Hain, Paul, R. Holwell, E. Holwell, E…

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Muswellbrook Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK Thursday— Muswellbrook defeated Aberdeen in an association pennant match by 66 to 58…

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Rugby League Notes Maitland Team

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 5

Training operations continue satisfactorily at East .Maitland Park, and It Is pleasing to note that additional club members…

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Cricket Final At Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK: Playing In the final of the Muswellbrook cricket competition, A. Connell (Association 1) scored 112 not…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 6

The Tennis Association staged its first social evening of the season, and it was an outstanding success, as voted by everyone present, with the result…

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Closing of Swimming Pool

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 4

At Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night Aid. Brown asked if a date bad been fixed for the closing of the Baths, as it was usual to close at…

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Swimming Club Notes (By “OBSERVER”)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 5

Junior club member, Ted Greedy, swam well at the Combined High Schools’ carnival at Sydney yesterday, winning the…

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Ken Mills Wins Swimming Championships

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

Ken Mills, who is not yet 16. shows promise of becoming one of the State's best swimmers. He has been putting up some remarkable performances…

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Kurri Cricket Challenge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 6

?A challenge issued by members of Kurri Kurri Cricket Club to members of Kurri Kurri Golf Club for a cricket match has been accepted. The golfers…

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SPORT and SPORTSMEN The "Scouts'" Review Cricket: Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 6

A crowd of fairly large proportions attended Victoria Park oval on Sunday for the opening day of the final of the Army-Civilian cricket…

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